Q 01/05

Which Philadelphia vocal group spent a then-record 13 weeks at number one in 1992 with End of the Road?

A) New Edition

B) Boyz II Men

C) Hi-Five

D) Bell Biv DeVoe

Answer · why

B) Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men cut the ballad for the soundtrack of the film Boomerang, and it finished 1992 as Billboard's number one song of the year.

Q 02/05

Which country star wrote I Will Always Love You, the ballad Whitney Houston took to number one in late 1992?

A) Dolly Parton

B) Loretta Lynn

C) Reba McEntire

D) Patsy Cline

Answer · why

A) Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton wrote it in 1973 as a professional farewell to her mentor Porter Wagoner, almost two decades before the film version made it a global sma...

Q 03/05

Which Seattle rapper spent five weeks at number one in the summer of 1992 with Baby Got Back?

A) Big Daddy Kane

B) Vanilla Ice

C) Sir Mix-a-Lot

D) MC Hammer

Answer · why

C) Sir Mix-a-Lot

Sir Mix-a-Lot won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance with the track, and only one single outsold it in the United States that year.

Q 04/05

Which teenage rap duo, known for wearing clothes backwards, spent eight weeks at number one in 1992 with Jump?

A) Kid 'n Play

B) Das EFX

C) P.M. Dawn

D) Kris Kross

Answer · why

D) Kris Kross

Kris Kross were spotted at an Atlanta shopping mall by Jermaine Dupri, still a teenager himself, who went on to write and produce the hit.

Q 05/05

Which Billy Ray Cyrus country crossover hit of 1992 pushed line dancing into the American mainstream?

A) Achy Breaky Heart

B) Boot Scootin' Boogie

C) Friends in Low Places

D) Chattahoochee

Answer · why

A) Achy Breaky Heart

Achy Breaky Heart had been released a year earlier by the Marcy Brothers under the title Don't Tell My Heart, without making much noise.